Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Lot 4512    SESSION 11 (2PM FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $150
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SOLD $160

THESSALY, Thessalian League or Confederacy, AE dichalkon 16mm, (late 2nd - mid 1st century B.C.), (5.08 g), Hippaitas magistrate, probably Larissa mint, obv. helmeted head of Athena to right, **IPPAI ALW N* above and below, rev. horse trotting right, **QES/S/ALWN*, around, (HGC 4, 230, BCD 840) (illustrated) scarce; another tetralkon, (mid - late 1st century B.C.), (10.30 g), obv. Zeus, rev. Thessalos jumping from horse wrestling bull, (HGC 4, 222, BCD 897); another dichalkon, (5.19 g), Philokrates et al magistrates, rev. Athena Itonia standing left (HGC 4, 227, BCD 854) scarce; another dichalkon, (7.42 g), similar with countermark **SEB* on obverse (HGC 4, 227, BCD 908.1) rare; another chalkos (5.48 g), rev. horse preparing to lie down (HGC 4, 234, BCD 909.2/3); another (5.46 g), Python magistrate (HGC 4, 232, BCD 909.5); various AE chalkoi (3), (3.25, 4.17, 4.24 g), obv. Zeus head right, rev. Athena Itonia, standing right, with various monograms (HGC 4, 229, BCD 910.2, 910.3, 910.4 [illustrated]; similar AE Chalkoi obv. Apollo right, (1.83, 3.14, 3.29, 2.58, 4.23 g), last with grain of ear right, (HGC 4, 237, 238; BCD 911.1, 911.5, 912.2, 912.3, 912.6 (illustrated). Good - nearly extremely fine, mostly scarce. (14)

Ex BCD Collection, with descriptive tickets.